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Council Minutes of 1/16/01 America property. The motion was seconded by Councilman Limpert. Roll call: Gareau, yes; Limpert yes; O'Grady, yes; Kasler, yes, with the comment that she was ,~ , pleased that Council had come to a resolution. Her vote is based on the numerous meetings that were held with the residents and other interested parties. She is mindful of the Landmarks Commission's concern over the historic district and respects the diligence that they paid to this project. After talking with the other Council members and the Law Director and after looking at the plans, it appears that this option is financially feasible and will keep the library where it was designated to be. Roll call continued: Miller, yes; Nashar, yes. The motion passed unanimously. Councilman Miller clarified for the residents that the property marked "Trustee," and also known as the "Enterprise" property, was not included. REPORTS Mayor Musial: 1) With regards to the coalition on the deregulation of electricity and where we stand in North Olmsted, there was an article written by Patrick O'Donnell in The Plain Dealer today which is somewhat on point. There are two bids that are being evaluated by the committee to ascertain which one, or any of them, will be recommended for approval. Depending upon which one is approved, the letters will be sent out to the residents of North Olmsted giving them an opportunity to opt out and/or accept the proposed negotiated price per kilowatt hour. Hopefully the letters will be out to the residents by the end of January or immediately thereafter. The prices of electricity in our part of the country will be fixed for about five years, so people should not really expect to see a substantial savings on their electric bill. 2) On a personal note, he is proud to announce that his daughter Lisa was graduated cum laude from the Thomas Cooley Law School at Michigan State. Law Director Gareau: 1) The Law Department is in the process of preparing a brief in an arbitration case dealing with an issue of overtime for the dispatchers. 2) The choice for the Community Development Block Grant fund expenditures for this next year was the acquisition of the Pine Tree Beverage. He and the Service Director met with the principals of that property today, and are in the process of preparing a contract for the acquisition of that property. 3) Anyone who has children can imagine the pride he has felt at having the opportunity to serve with his son Michael. It is with immense pride and sorrow that he sees him resign. Finance Director Copfer: 1) During the past two weeks, an industrial appraisal company has been taking an inventory of the city's fixed assets. This is being done for the financial statement reporting requirements and purposes and for insurance purposes so as to assign a replacement cost value. 2) She has been meeting with the Service Director, City Engineer and WWTP Engineer to discuss upcoming amendments to the City of Fairview's sewer capital agreement. President Saringer reported on two meetings of the Committee-of--the-Whole: 1) A meeting was held on January 3 in regards to the capital improvements for 2001. Included in the projects are north Porter Road slab repair, Sharon Drive Street lighting, Canterbury .p ... ~ , ,,,., .~~. ..., ,.. , ,